Rail

Google Street View update maps rail, subway stations

IDG News Service reported that Google is using its cameras to map and provide images of international transit hubs, as part of its Street View feature within Google Maps and Google Earth. It now shows more than 50 train and subway stations and 16 airports.

The feature is designed to give travelers more of a preview of their travel experience. For the full story, click here.

The Quay Valley, Calif. Hyperloop track will be built using HTT’s tube, capsule and station models. It will be instrumental in optimizing passenger system needs — such as loading, departure and safety considerations — to ensure Hyperloop is ready for larger-scale operation.

Milestones include the completion of snow and ice removal from all platforms and critical rail switches system-wide, as well as the addition of supplemental trains, doubledecker and standard passenger cars to increase capacity and combat overcrowding.

Company is responsible for the integrated tramway system, which includes the design, delivery and commissioning of 30 coupled Citadis X05 trams; power supply equipment, including APS -ground power supply; signaling systems, the energy recovery system HESOP, depot equipment and maintenance.